Cover Story

The issue features an in-depth 10-page cover story article on HAIM. The article covers the Los Angeles sisters’ journey from being part of a family band with their parents, to finding their own voice as songwriters. Matt Fink wrote the article and our exclusive photo shoot was conducted by Kate Garner in London.

“We played our first [SXSW] show, and there were maybe four people in the audience, including a toddler who was running around and shitting everywhere. I’m not even kidding about that. It was on a grassy knoll and you could see everything.” – Este Haim

“It was a fucking awesome way to grow up. I can brag now that I was in a band with my parents, which is super fucking dope.” – Alana Haim

Our Fashion Forward section features a fashion spread that’s the opening article to each issue and also includes a 500+ word article on the artist. This issue features an interview and fashion shoot with Luke Templeof Here We Go Magic on his new solo album.

“The first half of the record is lighter, while in the second half the themes become literally dark. There’s one about Hiroshima, there’s one about the Newtown massacre, there’s one about Mexican immigration.” – Luke Temple

“As a songwriter, I think it’s important that you’re trying to work towards honesty in your writing. So when I saw that was happening, I didn’t try to fight it or obscure it.” – Anna Calvi

“Often when we’re recording none of us are actually playing instruments we know how to play.” – Dan Whitford of Cut Copy

“When we were thinking about making this record, we went from 9/11 to Occupy Wall Street and banks collapsing. Those were all prominent thoughts in our minds at one point or another.” – Dan the Automator of Deltron 3030

“I get a little freaked about having to cross a wide street. The thing that gets me are those counting down crosswalks. I have insane anxiety about that.” – Cameron Mesirow of Glasser

“Where do we go? We were not only trying to find that out, but find it quickly, because for all intents and purposes we’d just wasted two years of our lives recording a record that would never see the light of day.” – Eric Pulido of Midlake

“When I was younger, I used to say that I wanted a really violent, extreme, memorable death…. Like a shark eating me alive in a fish tank in an aquarium while I was eating an ice cream.” – Elizabeth Sankey of Summer Camp

“The opening number refers to the [Greek mythology] character Atalanta. She’s the fastest runner, and she will only marry someone who can run faster than her, and the only way someone can beat her is by cheating.” – Alaska B of Yamantaka // Sonic Titan

“[Daniel Blumberg] was just really intent on focusing on his solo stuff and we were waiting for a really long time to carry on doing the band and recording the second album and things never really happened.” – Max Bloom of Yuck

“[The new season of Community is] going well. The stakes are high, especially for me and this odd story I’ve wandered into where I’m like a weird Lazarus figure who’s either a hero or a villain depending on what I do and how I do it.” – Dan Harmon

“I opened the book and on the first or second page, one of the characters’ last names was Younghusband. I really liked how it looked on the page, and I liked the way it sounded like a ’90s band name, just two words put together, like Slowdive or something.” – Euan Hinshelwood of Younghusband

Our last page feature, Postscript, features a postcard sent to us from Hawaii by Reggie Watts.

Digital Magazine

The digital version of the issue (available for iPads, Android devices, Macs, and PCs) also features bonus articles not found in the print edition. Included is an article on John Wizards, as well as extended Q&As with artists interviewed in the print edition, quotes that didn’t make it into the print version, including bonus interviews with HAIM, Willis Earl Beal, and Rick and Morty’s Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland.

“I would much rather not be the center of attention, and I’d much rather travel and be writing my novel, rather than standing on a stage and trying to get people to understand something.” – Willis Earl Beal

“What's important is passion, investment, and people laughing out loud as they work.” – Dan Harmon

“At some point I’d like to go back to college, but the Forever EP basically saved me from that awkward parental talk.” – Alana Haim

“I was a senior when Danielle was a freshman at my high school, and the first thing that I said to all of my guy friends that hadn’t met her was, ‘Get the fuck away from her, or I’ll chop your balls off.’” – Este Haim

“I remember Jenny Lewis was on the cover [of Under the Radar] several years ago. I remember seeing it and thinking ‘Maybe one day’.... I honestly can’t believe that it’s happening for us now.” – Danielle Haim